The UAB Libraries' Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) hosts an online webinar archive, offering recorded sessions on topics like open access, copyright, research data management, and scholarly publishing. These resources aim to support researchers, students, and faculty by providing accessible educational content to navigate the evolving landscape of academic publishing.
All of the OSC's upcoming webinars can be found on the OSC's Events Calendar. Have a suggestion for a webinar or workshop? Contact the OSC
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So you want to start an institutional repository: What do you need to know?
Charlie Gibbons, Amy Reese, and Allison Boswell
If you're interested in starting an Institutional Repository at your school, this webinar is for you. It will cover key topics such as selecting an Institutional Repository program and the important factors to consider when making your choice. Additionally, the webinar will explore non-traditional ways to populate your repository and strategies for attracting users. You'll also learn about the copyright rules related to your faculty's scholarship, ensuring you're fully informed before launching your repository.
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Introducing the UAB Data Catalog
Marla Hertz PhD, Amy Reese, and Claire Warner PhD
Learn about the new data catalog developed by UAB libraries. This innovative resource makes it easier than ever to find and use research data by UAB investigators. In this webinar, we will review how the catalog was designed to promote data discoverability and responsible data reuse. Don’t miss this session to learn how to use the data catalog to both find data and to submit your own records. We will also cover how the data catalog can be incorporated into data management plans for grant proposals.
This session is sponsored by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication as part of their 2025 Spring Seminar Series.
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Introduction to Data Management and Sharing for Qualitative Research
Marla Hertz
Don’t be caught unaware by the data sharing requirements from publishers and funders. This webinar covers fundamentals of research data management specific to qualitative research methods such as interviews and focus groups. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or new to data management, this webinar will provide practical guidance to enhance your research practices.
This session is sponsored by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication as part of their 2025 Spring Seminar Series.
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Add DMPTool to your research toolkit
Marla Hertz
This webinar will cover fundamentals of research data management and highlight the DMPTool: a user-friendly, web-based platform designed to streamline the creation of data management plans to meet funder grant proposal requirements. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or new to the world of data management, this webinar provides valuable insights and practical guidance to enhance your research practices.
This session is sponsored by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication as part of their 2024 Spring Seminar Series.
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Why Publish Open Access? A Panel Discussion
Marla Hertz, James B. McClintock, Steven Howard, Lisa McCormick, and Chad Petit
Celebrate International Open Access Week 2022 with a panel discussion featuring UAB faculty who publish open access (OA). The panelists will discuss why they opted for OA over the traditional publishing route. The 2022 theme, Open for Climate Justice, brings attention to the role OA publishing can play in the fight to combat climate change. After the panelists respond to questions posed by the moderator there will be time for questions from the audience. This event is sponsored by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication.
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Expanding Open Access Scholarship on Your Campus: A Statewide Panel Discussion
Marla Hertz, Jeff Graveline, Carrie Hill, and Jen Pate
Celebrate International Open Access Week 2022 by joining us for a statewide panel discussion featuring Alabama librarians who are involved in open access initiatives on their campuses. The panelists will discuss what they’ve done to make their campuses more OA friendly and share what they’ve learned along the way. You’ll learn from their experiences, have the opportunity to ask questions, and connect with other Alabama librarians interested in open access. This event is sponsored by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication.
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Open Access Publishing: What's in it for me?
Jeff Graveline and Marla Hertz
Interested to learn how publishing open access (OA) makes your scholarly work available to a wider readership? This in-person session was tailored to postdocs, and open to all wishing to learn more about the OA publishing model. The benefits of open access, strategies to finding a reputable OA journal, and about how the UAB libraries supports open access and the broader open science movement were covered. The session celebrated the theme of Community over Commercialization for the 2024 International Open Access Week.
